Umm Ruwaba weather in July

In July, Umm Ruwaba sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 70 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Umm Ruwaba's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Ruwaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Umm Ruwaba is human settlement in Sudan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical July day in Umm Ruwaba reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 2°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Umm Ruwaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Umm Ruwaba weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 19°0011.65.0
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.7
Apr39° / 25°20.512.30.8
May39° / 27°133.812.60.4
Jun38° / 27°257.112.71.3
Jul34° / 25°7014.112.72.6
Aug33° / 24°8314.512.43.3
Sep35° / 24°459.812.12.8
Oct37° / 25°133.711.72.0
Nov35° / 22°0011.43.8
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36634
46634
56535
66436
76436
86337
96238
106238
116238
126238
136139
146139
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Umm Ruwaba gets around 70 mm of rain over 14.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2649
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3152

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12221705
21219726
31218736
41217746
51215757
60114778
70113788
80112789
90111799
1001107910
110198010
120188011
130188011
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150078112
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170068113
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190058015
200048115
210048016
220047917
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260027721
270027622
280027424
290027325
300017227
310017128

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:367:21
212.76:367:21
312.76:367:21
412.76:377:21
512.76:377:21
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712.76:387:22
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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36.0Bright
46.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Umm Ruwaba

In seasonPeak

In July, Umm Ruwaba sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Umm Ruwaba sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Umm Ruwaba?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umm Ruwaba.

What to pack for Umm Ruwaba in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Umm Ruwaba sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Umm Ruwaba in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Umm Ruwaba peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Ruwaba in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Umm Ruwaba is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1548 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr40Poor
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Ruwaba?

Umm Ruwaba sits at 12.9°N, 31.2°E, 457 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ar Rahad, 65 km away.

El ObeidBārahAl Jazeera AbaKostiAbu JibehaRabak

Topography around Umm Ruwaba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Umm Ruwaba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Ruwaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m.

The land around Umm Ruwaba is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
974 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Ar Rahad 65 km · Tandaltī 72 km · El Obeid 113 km · Bārah 127 km · Al Jazeera Aba 158 km · Kosti 159 km · Abu Jibeha 161 km · Rabak 168 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Umm Ruwaba (12.9061°, 31.2158°, elevation 457 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).